⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 8:06 · UTAH 61-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver turnover
Q4 3:46 · UTAH 86-85 HOU
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 1:34 · UTAH 86-93 HOU
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 92-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Winner
Tracy McGrady hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 86-87 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:09 · UTAH 86-93 HOU
- Steal
Dikembe Mutombo stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 92-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 89-93 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady turnover
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 89-93 HOU
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 92-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
